Tim Tebow was a great quarterback at the University of Florida. In spite of a few improbable victories with Denver, he was a flop in the NFL. Today, he is pursuing a quixotic second career in baseball. He has no realistic hope of succeeding, but the quest continues, abetted by the economic self-interest of the New York Mets organization.
What sets Tebow apart from other athletes is his unabashed and clearly sincere Christian idealism. He is essentially an icon for the religious right. People will come from miles around to see him play, even if he isn’t any good, because they find him inspiring.
Tebow and Donald Trump have only one thing in common: their supporters are the same people. How can that be?
I think you should view Tebow as representing the hope, and Trump the fears, of the religious right. Tebow is America as it was, and should be; Trump, for all of his innumerable flaws, is the shield that protects them from the decay of a godless society.